#107TDF Project
The 107th Tour De France Project
In 2020, we would have experienced the 107th edition of the Tour De France, a number that not only has a great significance to me personally but also to many families and friends associated with The Pace Centre.
The Pace Centre is a school dedicated to transforming the lives of children up to the age of 18 with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. Completely self-funded, it's founded on the firm belief that every child has the ability to learn and make progress, whatever physical or sensory challenges they face.
Each of the 107 children that attend the school face their own monumental daily struggle. Every element of their day requires complex planning. Not only by the teachers, who create tailored programmes to fit each of the kids' needs, but also by their families just to get them to and from the school each day.
These kids are the inspiration for the challenges I take on. I certainly faced a few struggles throughout this project. But, then again, we all struggle.
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Starting on the 29th August, I rode from London, to Land’s End, to John o' Groats, then the long way back to London, cutting through Lowestoft, the most Eastern point of the UK, covering a minimum of 107 miles each day during the course of the 2020 rescheduled Tour De France. The amount of climbing, the distance and the weather conditions really took its toll on me more than anything. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, no competition.
There were some rest days, as tackling this challenge was no easy feat and from experience the body needs a few opportunities to recover, and I was carrying all I needed on me for the challenge.